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ASIC unveils details of FSCP operations

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 23 DEC 2021
ASIC has released further information about the operations of the Financial Services and Credit Panel (FSCP) and what financial advisers can expect next year. Set to commence on 1 January 2022, the FSCP under the Better Advice Bill will have the power ...

De Ferrari returns to Credit Suisse

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 DEC 2021
... Royal Commission. De Ferrari was hired on a rolling contract with either party being able to terminate on six months' notice. Alexis George took over as AMP chief in August this year. Credit Suisse group chief executive Thomas Gottstein said De Ferrari ...

Takeovers Panel weighs in on WAM takeover

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 9 DEC 2021
... including the potential for an appeal." The panel ordered Moore and the LICs to provide a corrected substantial holder notice. In turn, they are seeking a review of the panel's decisions.

New members on Markets Disciplinary Panel

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2021
ASIC has made a series of appointments to its Markets Disciplinary Panel, adding executives from Barrenjoey and Macquarie Group. With seven members retiring, ASIC has welcomed three new appointees to the peer-review panel which determines whether infringement ...

La Trobe fined for misleading investors

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 29 NOV 2021
... Hour Account and 90 Day Account would be able to withdraw their funds between 48 hours and 90 days of providing withdrawal notice. However, in its terms and conditions La Trobe reserved the right to take up to 12 months to satisfy a withdrawal while ...

QSuper faces class action over excess premiums

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2021
... resulting in a significant financial loss to those members, Shine Lawyers said. The documents state that a significant event notice sent to some or all members in May 2016 notified them that the cover they'd be entitled to would vary depending on age ...

MLC to face court over insurance failures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 NOV 2021
... harm to more than 260,000 customers. The financial harm came in the way of unpaid benefits, premiums being charged without notice and underpaid refunds. ASIC alleges that from 1999 to November 2020, MLC failed to pay a life insurance benefit known as ...

Advice gap spurs boom in investment media

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2021
... podcast, book, and social media content. The rise in popularity of this kind of investment advice media has not escaped the notice of the corporate regulator. ASIC chair Joe Longo previously said the regulator is looking into the conflation of personal ...

ASIC sues timeshare company

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2021
... does the Ultiqa Group entities. On the back of this action, ASIC deputy chair Karen Chester put the timeshare industry on notice, warning that it must comply at all times with its obligations like other financial advisers. "Timeshare schemes are complex ...

Fed to ban policymakers stock, bond trading

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 OCT 2021
... appearance of conflict of interest in the timing of investment decisions, they will be required to give the Fed 45 days' prior notice of their intention to buy or sell. These decisions must then be approved by the Fed and the investments held for at ...